ZlDarg  /ID.  XongDon,  /ID.  H>. 

Was  born  in  Washington,  Pa.,  on  the  17th  of 
October,  1869.  Her  education  was  begun  in 
the  home,  and  for  several  years  supplemented 
by  the  excellent  public  school  of  her  native 
town.  Her  parents  removing  to  Allegheny  City, 
Pa.,  she  entered  third  ward  preparatory  class 
for  the  high  school,  winning  the  principal’s 
prize  and  passing  the  examination  with  credit. 
While  in  the  high  school  she  taught  some  as  a 
substitute,  and  after  completing  the  course  she 
was  elected  a  teacher  in  her  home  ward.  Hav¬ 
ing  at  times  a  difficulty  in  being  able  to  use  her 
voice  so  as  to  be  heard  in  a  large  room  of  stu¬ 
dents,  on  account  of  a  nervous  affection  of  the 
vocal  organs,  she  was  advised  to  rest  for  a  sea¬ 
son.  Her  brother  was  in  De  Land,  Fla.,  preach¬ 
ing,  so  she  went  there  and  entered  a  newspa- 
acquisition  she  learned  the  work  done  by  a 
per  office  as  proof-reader.  As  an  additional 
compositor.  It  was  during  the  time  of  the 
State  Convention  held  in  DeLand,  in  January, 
1895,  that  she  made  known  to  a  few  friends 
that  the  desire  of  her  life  was  to  prepare  her¬ 
self  for  the  most  effective  missionary  work. 
Deciding  that  a  thorough  knowledge  of  medi¬ 
cine  would  in  many  ways  increase  her  useful¬ 
ness  and  prove  a  blessing  to  many  who  suffered 
because  of  a  lack  of  this  knowledge,  she  en¬ 
tered  a  medical  college,  the  Woman’s  Medical 
College  of  Pennsylvania,  located  in  Philadel¬ 
phia,  Pa.,  and  completed  a  four-years’  course. 
While  a  student  in  college  Dr.  Longdon  was  a 
member  of  the  Student  Volunteer  Band,  and 


was  selected  and  sent  by  her  fellow-students  as 
their  delegate  and  representative  to  the  Inter¬ 
national  Convention  held  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
in  1897.  As  a  student  of  missions  and  medi¬ 
cine  she  gained  a  cash  award  which  a  lady 
placed  in  the  hand  of  the  chief  for  distribu¬ 
tion  to  a  deserving  student,  also  a  position  as 
assistant  in  the  chemical  laboratory. 

Perhaps  the  greatest  honor  conferred  was 
to  be  elected  assistant  resident  physician 
in  the  institution  from  which  she  was  grad¬ 
uated,  as  the  experience  thus  gained  will  be  of 
such  value  in  her  work  in  India.  Her  life  of 
faith  in  preparing  for  the  service  is  an  inspira¬ 
tion  to  those  who  are  acquainted  with  her 
efforts  to  be  fully  equipped.  Only  by  the  lov¬ 
ing  aid  rendered  so  generously  was  this  possi¬ 
ble.  Dr.  Longdon  chose  India  as  her  prefer¬ 
ence  for  work  because  of  the  pressing  need. 
In  her  life  we  are  able  to  see  the  silent  work  of 
the  members  cf  the  C.  W.  B.  M.,  for  it  was  the 
report  brought  home  from  a  meeting  of  the 
Auxiliary  by  her  mother  of  the  condition  of 
the  women  and  children  of  India,  that  touched 
her  heart  and  prompted  her  to  try  to  relieve 
them.  The  glory  of  being  appointed  a  mission¬ 
ary  by  the  National  Board  was  crowned  when, 
on  her  30th  anniversary,  she  was  presented  as 
amissionary  at  the  Jubilee  Convention  in  Cin¬ 
cinnati,  last  October,  soon  to  sail  for  her  chosen 
field.  With  a  faith  and  trust  that  comes  from 
a  blessed  experience  she  left  her  native  land  on 
the  13th  of  December  for  Deoghur,  Bengal, 
India.  J.  F.  L. 


Published  by  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Mis¬ 
sions,  152  E.  Market  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  June,  1899. 
One  cent  each  ;  five  cents  per  dozen. 


